Dodd's Accusation

Updated Oct. 11, 2001 12:51 a.m. ET

President Bush is building a global coalition against terrorism. So does anyone think he'd nominate a terrorist sympathizer to one of his top State Department posts? Well, that is precisely the accusation made by Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd in today's nearby Letters to the Editor space.

Our usual practice is to let editorial subjects have their say in letters. But Mr. Dodd's missive is so remarkable -- and is already so spread around Washington -- that we think readers deserve some political context. The Senator is...